{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://case.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=4950", "Case Leads Bipartisan National Gerrymandering Reform Initiative", "2026-07-02", "2026", "2026-07", "Democrat", "House", "HI", "Ed Case", "C001055", "case.house.gov", "case", "https://case.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27&Page=1", "scraper", "(Washington, DC) \u2013 U.S. Representative Ed Case (Hawai\u2018i-First District) today announced that his U.S. House Problem Solvers Caucus has endorsed a comprehensive proposal to reform runaway gerrymandering of Congressional districts and restore trust in the redistricting process, limit partisan interference, advance broader representation and facilitate real solutions in Congress.\n\nThe proposal was developed by the Problem Solvers\u2019 Gerrymandering Working Group, co-chaired by Case, a Democrat, and U.S. Representative Jeff Hurd (Colorado-Third District), a Republican.\n\n\u201cThe Problem Solvers is about facing and solving our toughest challenges and making our government work,\u201d said Case, who also serves as Vice Chair of the 45-Member caucus. \u201cThe worsening redistricting wars are a direct obstacle to a representative, inclusive, functioning and trusted government, and a solution must be a priority.\n\n\u201cOur Caucus\u2019 endorsed framework lays out the guideposts of for real reform and demonstrates that even the toughest and most political issues can be solved on a bipartisan basis.\u201d\n\nCase said the framework establishes five principles for Congressional redistricting:\n\n\u00b7 Stability and predictability in representation,\n\n\u00b7 Transparency and public confidence in the map-drawing process,\n\n\u00b7 Fair and consistent application of standards across states,\n\n\u00b7 Respect for communities and political subdivisions, and\n\n\u00b7 Reduction of incentives for partisan manipulation.\n\nThe framework also identifies four bipartisan reforms designed to create a more transparent, fair, and consistent process for drawing congressional districts nationwide:\n\n\u00b7 Once-a-Decade Redistricting: Restrict Congressional redistricting to once every ten years following the decennial Census.\n\n\u00b7 Nationwide Uniform Standards: Require Congressional districts to be drawn using clear, objective criteria while rejecting partisan advantage and incumbent protection as legitimate goals.\n\n\u00b7 Reducing Partisan Influence: Support approaches that minimize partisan influence, including independent commissions, algorithmic mapping and other mechanisms that promote public confidence.\n\n\u00b7 Federal Resolution of Challenges: Establish a consistent federal process for resolving Congressional redistricting disputes.\n\n\u201cVoters should choose their representatives, not the other way around,\u201d said Case.\n\n\u201cThese hyperpartisan gerrymandering wars are destructive to democracy because they effectively disenfranchise large segments of our electorate and balkanize our nation into a state of perpetual partisan warfare.\n\n\u201cWe need a Washington that truly represents the American people and works together to solve tough issues, not politicians endlessly pulled and beholden to irreconcilable extremes.\n\n\u201cOur Problem Solvers gerrymandering framework focuses on reforms that facilitate fair inclusion of all viewpoints, democratic debate and representative solutions.\u201d\n\nThe House Problem Solvers Caucus is an official group of Members in the U.S. House of Representatives, evenly divided between Democrats and Republicans. Founded in 2017, its mission is to foster bipartisan cooperation, overcome legislative gridlock and advance consensus-based solutions on major national issues. More information about the Problem Solvers is available at https://problemsolverscaucus.house.gov.\n\nCase said that over the coming months, the Problem Solvers will further develop these principles into specific common-sense legislation and continue to build a coalition of support from across the political spectrum for essential reform.\n\nRead the full framework here.\n\nGerrymandering statistics here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-07-03T08:00:00Z", "2026-07-03T08:01:30Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://case.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=4950"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.6772889755666256, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}